Super Rugby Trans-Tasman (known as

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Super Rugby Trans-Tasman in Australia and Sky Super Rugby Trans-Tasman in New Zealand) was a professional men's

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club competition in Australia and

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. It featured the five Super Rugby AU teams playing the five

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teams, followed by a final, and ran from 14 May to 19 June 2021. Announced on 13 November, the competition followed the

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and the

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, with the fixtures being confirmed on 14 December. Each team hosted two home games, while the third round was expected to be a 'Super Round', with all the games being played at a single venue. Ahead of the start of the competition, the Super Round was cancelled due to

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restrictions, with the matches held at separate venues, although they were still classified as 'neutral venues'. Full venues for Round 3 were announced on 23 April 2021.

Law variations

Super Rugby Trans-Tasman saw the same law variations that were used in the

used in the competition. Goal-line dropouts and the ability to replace a red carded player after 20 minutes were carried over to this competition as were used in both Super Rugby AU and the

. The captain's referral and Golden Point extra time used in the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season though were not used in Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, while the 50/22 kicking law, restart variation and Golden Try extra time used in the 2021 Super Rugby AU season were also not used in the competition.

Standings

Round-by-round

The table below shows the progression of all teams throughout Super Rugby Trans-Tasman. Each team's tournament points on the standings log is shown for each round, with the overall log position in brackets.

Matches

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Final

Notes

Statistics

Leading point scorers

Source
Points
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Leading try scorers

Source
Tries
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Discipline

Squads

The following squads have been named. Players listed in ''italics'' denote non-original squad members.

Referees

The following referees were selected to officiate Super Rugby Trans-Tasman:

Media coverage

Television

In Australia, all games were broadcast live on streaming service Stan Sport, with a select game each round simulcast live free-to-air on the

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. Sky Sport aired the competition in New Zealand. Overseas, the following broadcasters showed Super Rugby Trans-Tasman:

References

External links

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